Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Allen fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and CJ Allen fell into the Round 3 slot. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Payton lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In No. 31 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 31 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 CJ Allen
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, CJ Allen in slot 95, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
They paid a round early for Dametrious Crownover in the 125th pick, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Raridon in the 131st overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid sticker price for Zane Durant in pick No. 169, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at pick 189 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
Jalen Stroman in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in No. 207 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick210 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the 210th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They robbed the room for Jeff Caldwell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.